Robbery and Restitution : : The Conflict over Jewish Property in Europe / / ed. by Martin Dean, Constantin Goschler, Philipp Ther.

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• MitwirkendeR: Andrieu, Claire,; Bajohr, Frank,; Dean, Martin,; Doorslaer, Rudi van,; Dreyfus, Jean-Marc,; Feldman, Gerald D.,; Goschler, Constantin,; Kubů, Eduard,; Kuklík, Jan Jr.,; Lillteicher, Jürgen,; Ludi, Regula,; Pavan, Ilaria,; Pohl, Dieter,; Stola, Dariusz,; Ther, Philipp,; Tönsmeyer, Tatjana,; Zweig, Ronald W.,
• HerausgeberIn: Dean, Martin,; Goschler, Constantin,; Ther, Philipp,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: War and Genocide ; 9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (308 p.)

The robbery and restitution of Jewish property are two inextricably linked social processes. It is not possible to understand the lawsuits and international agreements on the restoration of Jewish property of the late 1990s without examining what was robbed and by whom. In this volume distinguished historians first outline the mechanisms and scope of the European-wide program of plunder and then assess the effectiveness and historical implications of post-war restitution efforts. Everywhere the solution of legal and material problems was intertwined with changing national myths about the war and conflicting interpretations of justice. Even those countries that pursued extensive restitution programs using rigorous legal means were unable to compensate or fully comprehend the scale of Jewish loss. Especially in Eastern Europe, it was not until the collapse of communism that the concept of restoring some Jewish property rights even became a viable option. Integrating the abundance of new research on the material effects of the Holocaust and its aftermath, this comparative perspective examines the developments in Germany, Poland, Italy, France, Belgium, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- Part I INTRODUCTION -- A HISTORY WITHOUT BOUNDARIES The Robbery and Restitution of Jewish Property in Europe -- Part II THE ROBBERY OF JEWISH PROPERTY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- THE SEIZURE OF JEWISH PROPERTY IN EUROPE Comparative Aspects of Nazi Methods and Local Responses -- ARYANIZATION AND RESTITUTION IN GERMANY -- THE LOOTING OF JEWISH PROPERTY IN OCCUPIED WESTERN EUROPE A Comparative Study of Belgium, France, and the Netherlands -- THE ROBBERY OF JEWISH PROPERTY IN EASTERN EUROPE UNDER GERMAN OCCUPATION, 1939-1942 -- THE ROBBERY OF JEWISH PROPERTY IN EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES ALLIED WITH NAZI GERMANY -- Part III THE RESTITUTION OF JEWISH PROPERTY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- WEST GERMANY AND THE RESTITUTION OF JEWISH PROPERTY IN EUROPE -- JEWISH PROPERTY AND THE POLITICS OF RESTITUTION IN GERMANY AFTER 1945 -- TWO APPROACHES TO COMPENSATION IN FRANCE Restitution and Reparation -- THE EXPROPRIATION OF JEWISH PROPERTY AND RESTITUTION IN BELGIUM -- INDIFFERENCE AND FORGETTING Italy and its Jewish Community, 1938–1970 -- “WHY SWITZERLAND?” Remarks on a Neutral’s Role in the Nazi Program of Robbery and Allied Postwar Restitution Policy -- THE HUNGARIAN GOLD TRAIN Fantasies of Wealth and the Madness of Genocide -- RELUCTANT RESTITUTION The Restitution of Jewish Property in the Bohemian Lands after the Second World War -- THE POLISH DEBATE ON THE HOLOCAUST AND THE RESTITUTION OF PROPERTY -- Part IV CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFLECTIONS ON THE RESTITUTION AND COMPENSATION OF HOLOCAUST THEFT Past, Present, and Future -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX